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Linux Apprentice Beginner's Guide to JDK
by Gordon Chamberlin
Beginner's Guide to JDK This article covers the use of the Java
Development Kit on a Linux platform. It includes a general
introduction to Java, installing the JDK 1.1.6, compiling Java support
into the Linux kernel, writing a simple Java program and studying an
example.

Take Command init
by Alessandro Rubini
init init is the driving force that keeps our Linux box alive, and it
is the one that can put it to death. This article is meant to
summarize why init is so powerful and how you can instruct it to
behave differently from its default behaviour. (Yes, init is powerful,
but the superuser rules over init.)

Linux Means Business Linux for Internet Business Applications
by Uche Ogbuji
Linux for Internet Business Applications A look at how one company is
moving ahead by using Linux to provide Internet services to its
clients.

System Administration High Availability Linux Web Servers
by Aaron Gowatch
High Availability Linux Web Servers If a web server goes down, here's
one way to save time and minimize traffic loss by configuring multiple
hosts to serve the same IP address.